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Samuel Gompers-class warship tender
The Samuel Gompers-class uprooter tenders were a keep of ships that served the Common States Naval forces from 1967 to 1996. Their namesake was uniting leader Prophet Gompers.
History
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^Stefan Terzibatschitsch: Seemacht USA, Volume 2, Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg (Germany), 1997, pp. 652-655. ISBN 3-86047-576-2
- ^Paul H. Silverstone: U.S. Warships since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd., Author (UK), 1986, p. Cxlv. ISBN 0-7110-1598-8
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USS Samuel Gompers
Tender of the United States Navy
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Samuel Gompers |
| Operator | U.S. Navy |
| Awarded | 31 October 1963 |
| Builder | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington |
| Laid down | 7 September 1964 |
| Launched | 14 May 1966 |
| Acquired | 30 September 1967 |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1967 |
| Decommissioned | 27 October 1995 |
| Stricken | 7 April 1999 |
| Homeport | Alameda, California |
| Motto | Service Supreme |
| Nickname(s) | FAT Sam, Sammy G |
| Fate | Sunk as target, 22 July 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Samuel Gompers-classdestroyer tender |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 645 ft (197 m) |
| Beam | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbines, 1 shaft |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 1056 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 2 20 mm cannon 4 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS Samuel Gompers (AD-37) was a destroyer tender, the first of her class, and designed to be a floating repair shop for ships of the U.S. Navy either in port or at sea. The vessel was named for Samuel Gompers, a distinguished American labor leader du
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USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37)
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USS SAMUEL GOMPERS was the lead ship of the SAMUEL GOMPERS - class of destroyer tenders and the first ship in the Navy to bear the name. Initially equipped with one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, this gun was later removed from the ship.
Decommissioned on October 27, 1995, and stricken from the Navy list on April 7, 1999, the SAMUEL GOMPERS was eventually sunk as a target on July 22, 2003, at 3117N2 07351W6.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: October 31, 1963 |
| Keel laid: July 9, 1964 | |
| Launched: May 14, 1966 | |
| Commissioned: July 1, 1967 | |
| Decommissioned: October 27, 1995 | |
| Builder: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. | |
| Propulsion system: Two boilers, steam turbines, one shaft, 20,000 shaft horsepower | |
| Propellers: one | |
| Length: 643 feet (196 meters) | |
| Beam: 85 feet (25.9 meters) | |
| Draft: 27 feet (8.2 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 20,500 tons full load | |
| Speed: 20 knots | |
| Aircraft: Flight Deck only | |
| Armament: none | |
| Crew: 106 officers and 1,314 enlisted |
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